Cupid run registration underway

Registration for the second Catch Cupid if you Can Fun Run/Walk is now open. The 5K run/walk is 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Riverview Park.

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Posted Jan. 2, 2013 at 3:59 PM
Updated Jan 2, 2013 at 4:02 PM

Posted Jan. 2, 2013 at 3:59 PM
Updated Jan 2, 2013 at 4:02 PM

HANNIBAL

Registration for the second Catch Cupid if you Can Fun Run/Walk is now open. The 5K run/walk is 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Riverview Park.

Registration forms are available at the Hannibal Parks & Recreation Department, 320 Broadway, and at Douglass Community Services, 711 Grand Ave.

More information is available at www.hannibalparks.org/programs-events/ .

Participants must register by Friday, Jan. 25, to be guaranteed a T-shirt. Day-of registration begins at 9 a.m. Feb. 9

Packet pickup is from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at HP&R office and on the day of the event at 9 a.m. in Riverview Park.

The cost is $10 for youth 12 and under; $20 for adults 13 and over; and $30 for couples.

The course will be closed off to vehicular traffic.

A training program with suggested workouts, called Couch to Cupid, is available online at: www.hannibalparks.org/files/Parks_Rec/Documents/Cupid_Training_Flyer.pdf .

Every woman who crosses the finish line will receive a flower. There will be prizes for the first man and woman to finish.

The Hannibal Parks & Recreation is sponsoring the event. Proceeds go to Kids in Motion, which is part of Douglass Community Services. Kids in Motion is an employment program for at-risk teens and pre-teens which teaches the value of work and community.